Printing apparatus.



L. SGHLESINGER.

'PATENTED sBPT.11, 1906.

PRINTING APPARATUS.. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1. 1904.

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No. 830,617. PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906. L. SGHLESINGER. PRINTING APPARATUS. APPLIOATION FILED 1113.1. 1904.

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' i PRINTING APPARATUS'.l

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906.

Application' iled February 1, 1904. Serial No. 191,410

T all whom: il: 'n1/n.1! concern: I

Be. ity known that I, LOUIS SCIILESINGER, a ei tizen ofthe United States, and a resident o f ltlilwaukee, county of Mi Waukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Apparatus, of which the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact description.

'lhe invention relates to a printing apparatus and seeks to provide a sim le and effectinay .be rapidly quiring special s tor.

The invention consists in the features lofv construction, arrangements, and combinations of parts hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more printed by hand without re- {ill on the part of the opera- The improved apparatus comprises a bed, which is preferablystationary, and a carriage, which ispreferably arranged to slide upon said bed. Impression and inking rolls are carried b v the carrlage and so arranged that either one may be thrown into operati-ve rlation with the printing-surface on thebed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the improved printing apparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bed and connected parts, with the's des of the carriage shown in section. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through the bed and carriage, showing the inking-roll in operation. Fig.'4 is a similar'view looking in the opposite direction,showingthe im' res- Fig. 5 is .a detai section on line 5 5'of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail section on line 6 6 of4 Fig. 1.

The bed of the a paratus comprises Side bars l0, connected ffy cross-bars l1, 12, and 13, preferablycast in piece with the side bars, and is sustained upon suitable cushionedfrwt 14. The sliding carriage comprises the 17 and 18, whichare preferably cast in piece with the side pieces. Laterallyprojecting s.-.3 and 4),are secured to the lower ends o the sides v16 of the' carriage and are arranged to' engage V- shape grooves 20, formed in the outer faces and. near theupper end of the'side bars 10 of the bed. By this arrangement -the carriage -inking rolls are so mountediu on the swingis free to slide back and forth upon the bed, but rigidly held against vertical play upon l lation with the printing-surface 11p n"t,he bed. i

The im ression and inkiner rolls are. journaled (firectly'upon the sliifter or shifting sup ort, and the latter 'preferably eomprises L-s aped side ieces 25, pivotall)v connected by bolts 26 to t e sides 16of the carriage and between the cross-bars4 17 and 18 thereof. The side pieces of the shifting .support arc connected by a cross-piece. 27, prefer .ri bly cast in piece therewith, and are also connected at their upper ends above the pivots 26 by a handle 28.

.The impression-roll .23 may be' of any suitable construction, but is preferably provided with a rubber cover. 'Ih'is impression-roll is mounted upon a shaft 29,'journaled between the L-shapedside ieees 25 of the shifting support at one end o' the lower portion thereof. At the other end of the lower portions of the L-shaped side pieces is journaled the supporting-shaft 30 of theinking-roll 24, which is formed of any suitable composition. 'lhe inking-roll is preferably removably mounted, so that it may b e changed or renewed when necessary. For this purpose the ends of its -inking-rollr shaft 3() are set within open slots 31 in the lower projecting ends of the side p1eces25. Locking-hooks 32 arcpivoted to the side pieces 25 of the shift-Ing support and are -provlded with own-ended slots 33, arranged to engage the projecting ends of the shaft 30. The shaft 3() fits snugly within the slots 3l and 33, which are arranged at an angle to eachother, so that 'the inking-roll is removabl I but securely held in position.

t will be observed that the impression and ing support as to. be vertical y Inovable to and from the'bed or. printing-surface thereon and also that these rolls are so arranged relatively. tothe pivots 26 of the port, so that "as-the latter is shifted in one or the ,other direction either of said rolls may be sw inging sup- I IOO lation with the printing-surface on the bed.

o. Stop-lugs 34 areiixed to or formed in piece with the sides 16 of the carriage and engage' the sides 25 of the swinging support to limit .the inove'ment of the support andthe rolls Carried thereby in one direction. The lower ends of the swinging supports are arranged to f engage stop-surfaces 35 on the cross-barlof the carriage to limit the movement of the sup ort and rolls in the opposite direction.

he printing surface or form may bearranged upon the bed in any suitable mannen: blutpreferably the sides and cross-bars'll" and 12' form a receptacle intermediate the ends ofthe bed, in which is mounted a re'- movable chase. A ledge 36 is formed around the lower edges of the side and cross bars 10, v1l', 4and 12 within the chase-holding receptacle, upon which the chase rests.

The. chase comprises side and end bars 37 and 3:8-and a bottom late 39. The end bars 3 8 are provided with aterally-projecting pins 40.,.,arranged to engage slots 41 in cross barslll and.12, and one of the end bars is' v preferably provided with an overhanging lip 42 to. aid in lifting the chase from the bed of the lress. Impression-screws 43 are threaded t rough the chase at each corner thereof. The lower headedl ends of these screws rest uponthe ledge-36 at the bottom of the chaseholding receptacle, and their up er ends are slotted, so that they ma be rea ily adjusted by-.the screw-driver or ike implement. By

means ofthese screws the chase, togetherwith the type-forml thereon, can be accuratelyset in a plane parallel to the travel of.`

the. impression and inking Aroll and can be raised and lowered to compensate for variationsvin the thickness of cards or sheets to be printed. When the screws 43 have been set to.. so adjust the Achase with reference tothe ppthof, travel of the impression-roll as to give. accurate impression, the chase may be securely held in adjusted position by lock nuts 44, threaded upon the upper ends of the screws.

Hspring-actuated sheetdifter is provided v forfnormally holding the card or sheet tobe Pilltcd above the printing-surface or form in the chase, and suchI sheet-lifter is preferably ,mounted .directly upon the chase to be removable to. and from the press therewith. Asshownl, the sheet-lifter comprises side bars or'rails 45 and cross-bars 46 and 47. The side bars 45 are provided with inwardly-projecting ledges .48, upon which the side edges of. the card or sheet to be printed are sus'- tained.. In the preferred construction side bars45 are provided at each end with downwardly-projecting pins 49, arranged to slide through. openings formed in lugs 50, which project laterally from the sides 37 of the chase. The side bars are 'also guided in open- .bar.13 ofthe bed or frame of the press.

' thrown into and the other out of operative re- Y ended slots 45,1, formed in laterally-projecting v portions of the end bars 38 of the chase. As

most clearly shown in Fig. 3, washers 52 are mounted to slide upon the pins 49 and are arrangedto engage the laterally-projecting lugs 50 on the sides of the chase. vSprings 53 are coiled about the pins 49 and are interosed between the washers 52`and the side hars 45, so that the latter are yieldingly supported in position. It. will be observed that the sheet-lifting side bars 45 are readily removable from position, and when so removed the lower headed endsV of the pins 49 hold the washers 52 and springs 53 upon the pins. In this manner a single sheet-lifter may be employed with a number of different chases.

Preferably the cross-bars 46 and 47 j are adjustable, so. as to properly support sheets and cards of different sizes, and for this purpose the side b-ars 45 are provided with a series of openings 54, (see Fig. 1,) into which crossbars 46 and 47 may be adjustably inserted. To permit the ready adjustment of the crossbars when ,the side bars 45 are in position upon the chase, these crossbars are preferably formed of spring metal. As shown, cross-bar 46 is formed of spring-wire, while the cross-bar 47 is preferably flat and formed of resilient sheet metal.` An upwardly and side bars or' Trails 45 to depress the sheetlifter, so that the card or sheet to be printed may be forced by the roll against the type. (Indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4.) When the impression roll or cylinder has passed the side rails 45, the spring 43 will raise the sheet-lifter and move the card or sheet up from the surfaceof the type-form. The inking-roll is also arranged to depress thesheet- IOC lifter, so that the cross-bars 46 and 47 may not be smeared lwith ink. For this purpose the shaft 30 of the ink-roll 24'is preferably provided with metal wheels 56, spaced apart from the body of the roll and arranged to engage the side rails 45 'of the sheet-lifter, as indicated in Fig. 3.

At one end of'the bed beyond the chasereceptacle is mounted a horizontal rotatable inking-table 57. As shown in Fig. 1, this inking-roll is mounted to rotate upon a spindle 58,. projectingupwardly from the cross- The hub .S9-upon theunder sideof the inking-roll is provided with ratchetteeth 60, (see Fig.

` (iol 6.) and a'swinging lever 61 is pivoted-be- (Tween its ends upon the bed at onel side of the ratchet. l he outer end of the lever 61 proieets through an opening 62 in' the side oli the lever- 61 and are-held agamst lateral twist hy means of pins 66, which engage longitudinal slots 67, formed 1n the ends of the lever. A lug 684 upon' the carriage 1sl arl ranged to engage the pawl-64 upon the outer end ol the lever 6l as the carriage is reciprorated. Lug 68 land pawl v64 are so beveled that as the r-:arriageis moved to the right -pawl 64 vwill be shifted inwardly-without movingtlm lever 61. As the carriage moves toward the left the lng 68 will engage paWl 64 and swing the lever 61 against the tension of its spring 63. The lug 65 and the ratchetdirection.

teeth 66 are, however,l so beveled'that during this movement pawl l1s shifted mwardly against the te'nsion of its spring 'and moves over the ratchet-teeth 60. lAs soon, how.-A

ever, as lthe lug 68 releases the 'pawl 64v the spring 63 will quickly return the lever 6,1, and the pawl 65will positively engage the ratchetteeth 6() and spin the inking-table through a considerable are. By `thus spinning the inking-table through indeterminatedistances the inlrwil-l heinore evenly distributed thereon than if an ordinary ratchet mechanism were employed for feeding the table intermittentlythrrmgh short regular ares.

In operation the handle 28 oflthe shifting support on the carriage is conveniently employed to'slide the carriage upon the bed and f also to hold the inking-roll in position to rel eeive ink from the table and ink the type during the movement of the carriage in one direction and to hold the cylinder or roll 23 in position to make the in'ipression during the movementol the carriage in the opposite 'lhe transverse handle'28 is so arranged that with one hand they operator may conveniently grasp the handle and cross-har 17 of the carriage to securely hold the impression-roll 23 in lowermostposition, (see l'ull lines in Fig. 1,) or the operator may with one hand' grasp the handle and cross-bar 'lhe stops 34 and 35 for lim-- iting the shil't of the swinging support and l'or limiting the movement'of the impression and inkingrolls to and from the bed and printing-surface thereon are so arranged that the inlring-roll 24 is moved slightlyAnearer the hed when in .lowermost position than is the ii'n'pression-roll,23 when the latter is in lmvermost position. By this arrangement 1 8 ol the carriage to hold the inking-roll in lowermost position, as indicated in dotted lines 1n Fig. l.

theroll'24 may 'properly receive inf from the table 57; hut the 1mpression-roll 23 cannot be smeared by thel ink-on thetable. 'lhe stopsf34 are,'however, so arranged as to prevent .excessive depression olv the inking-roll 24. The lowermost positions ol' the. impression and ink'ing rolls are shown' in full and dotted lines in F ig. 1.

The stops 35, prel`er.tbly so located that when the impression-roll 23 is in lowermost position it will be in or almost in vertical alinement below the pivots 26 of the shifting support, so that such roll will be held iirmly in position to make a properimpressionLand the operi-.tor is-not required to 'exert an undue amount of pressure upon the handle in order to hold the impression-cylinder properly in its work. `Moreover, by

holding the shifter against the stops 35 during the impression movement of' the carriage theimpression-rolls will. be brought to bear l' With the even uniform pressure necessary to make the proper imprint.y lt' is thus only necessary that the operator should hold the shifter against the stops 35 during the impression-strokes in order to accomplish uniform printing. The shifting support where- -on the impression and inking rolls are journaled is so balanced that, as indicated in Fig. 1, the'inking-roll 24 is normallyin uppermost' position, so that the hiking-roll is always removed from the hiking-plate when the press is not in operation. 'lhisv is a valuable feature, since if the inking-roll is lett resting upon the ink-plate it will become flattened and unit for use;

It is'obvious that numerous 'changes may be made in the ldetails of structure without departure from the essentials of the invention and that parts ot the improved device may be used without its adoption in entirety.

`Having describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-y y 1. In rinting mechanism, the combination of a ed, of a carriage mounted to slide on said bed,. means holding said 'carriage against vertical movement relative to. said bed, an impression-roll and an inking-roll mountedon said carriage, said rolls being shiftable together on said carriage to move either roll into and the other out of operative relation with the printing-surface on said bed, said carriage having stop devices for limiting the movement of said rolls and for properly positioning the same with reference to the printing-surface on sald bed,substan tially as described. r

2. Ina printing apparatus, the combination of a bed, a carriage mounted to slide on said bedmeans holding said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, an impression-roll and an inking-roll on said carriage, each of said rolls being bodily movable to IIO,

, said parts interlocking with guide-grooves on from said bed, an operating-handle on said carriage arranged to' simultaneously shift said rolls to throw one intqand the other out of operative relation with the printing-surface on said bed and k stops on said carriage for limiting the movement of said rolls and lfor properly positioning the same with reference to the printing-surface on said bed, substantially as described.

4. In a printing apparatus7 the combinationof aI bed, a slidingcarriage thereon, laterally-projecting rails on the sides of one of the sides of the other of said parts to hold said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, an impression-roll and-an inkingroll on said carriage, each bodily movable to and from said bed and a shifter on said carriage arrangedto simultaneously move said. rolls tothrow one'into vand the other out of operative relation with the printing-surface on said bed, said shifter having a handle for operating the same and for sliding said carriage and said carriage having stops for limiting the movement of lsaid rolls and for properlby positioning the same relatively to the printing-surface on said bed, substantially as described.

`5. yIn a printing apparatus, the combination of a bed, a sliding carriage on said bed,

. means for holding said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, an impression and an inking roll on said carriage, each bodily movable to and from said bed and a manually-operable shifterpivoted on said carriage for'simultaneously moving said rolls to throwv one into and the other out of operative relation With the printing-surface on said bed, said carriage having stops for limiting lthe movement of said shifter and forpo'sitively positioning said rolls in pro er relation ,with the printing-surface on sai bed, substantially as described.'

6. In a printing apparatus, the combination of a bed, a sliding carriage thereon, means holding said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, a manually-operable shifter pivot'ed on said carriage, an impression-roll and an inking-rolljournaled on said shifter and simultaneously moved thereby to throw one of said rolls 'into and the other outof 7. In a printing apparatus, the comhinal 'tion of a bed, of a sliding carriage thereon,

said parts having interlocking guide grooves and railsfor holding said carriage against vortical movement on said bed, a manually-opvrable sup ort comprisingv connected sid(- pieces an pivoted intermediate its upper and ower ends to said carriage, an impressionroll and an inking-roll journaled in the sides of said support below its pivot, an operatinghandle extending between the sides of said support above its pivot and stops on said carriage for limiting the movement of said shifter in opposite directions to properly position said rolls relatively to the printing-surface on said bed, substantially as described.

8. In a printing apparatus, the combination of a bed, a sliding carriage thereon, laterally off-set rails on one of said parts interlocking with guide-grooves in the other of said parts and arranged to hold said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, ay shiftable sup ort comprising connected side ieces pivotaily mounted on said carriage7 an inking-roll and an impression-roll journaled in the sides of said supportand arranged to be shifted thereby to throw one of said vrolls into and the other out of operative relation 'with theprinting-surfaceon said' bed, said shifter having an operating-handle and said carriage having stops for limiting the move- 9. In a printing apparatus, the combination of a bed, a sliding carriage thereon comprising sides and connecting cross-bars, laterally-opposite rails on one of said parts engaging guide-grooves in the other of said parts to hold said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, a shifting support Acomprising connected side'pieces pivoted to the sides of said carriage between the cross-bars thereof, an impression-roll and an inking-roll journaled 1n the sides of said support below its ivot and a handle extending transversely hetween the sides of said support immediately above its ivot, said carriage having stop devices for imiting the movement of said shifting support, substantially as described.

10. In a printing apparatus', the combination of a bed, a sliding carriage thereon, interlocking guide-groovesand rails between said parts arranged to prevent the vertical movement of said carriage relatively to said bed, a manually-shiftable support comprisiro ing connected L-shaped side pieces pivotall mounted on said carriage, animpression-roll journaled to said support at the angles of said L-shaped side pieces vvbelow the pivots thereof, a printing-roll journaled to the ends of the lower offset portions of said Lfshaped sidckpieces, said rolls being simultaneously moved by said shifting support to throw one into and the other out of operative relation with the printing-surface on said bed and stops on said carriage for limiting the movement of said shifting support in opposite directions to properly position the rolls with reference to said bed, substantially as .described.

1 1. A printing apparatuscomprising a bed,

a sliding carriage t ereon, means holding s ,aid carriage afainst vertical movement on said bed, an 'in ving-table'at one end of said bed, impression and inking rolls movabljf mounted on said carriage, aV manuall'J'-operable shifter for throwing either of said rolls into v and the other out of operative relation withv the 'printing-surface on said bed, and a stop on said carriage to limit the movement of said ini}' ressi'on-roll toward said bed and prevent it from engaging said inking-table.

,12. A printing apparatus comprising a bed,`

a sliding carriage thereon, interlocking dessv ' normalll, holdin vices on said parts for holdingsaid carriage against vertical movement on said bed, an inking-table at one end of the bed, impression and inking rolls carried lr; said carriage,

a sliding carriage thereon, van ink-table at" one end of, said bed, impression and inking rolls on said carria e, said rolls being connected together an alternately and bodily movable to and from said bed, and means said inking-roller awa, from said bed an ink-table.

14. A printing apparatus comprising abed, a sliding carriage thereon, an' ink-table at one end of said bed, a pivoted support on A said carriage, impression and inking rolls connected to said support, said'support be- 'I ing so arran ed that in -idle position said ink-' ing-roll is a ways held away from said bed land saidink-table.

'15. A printing a paratuscomprisin'g a bed, a .s ring-actuate `sheet-lifter for normally hol ing the sheet to beprinted above the printing-surface on said bed, inking and imspring-supported side bars and connecting 4 cross-bars and an inking-roll arranged to engage said side bars to depress said sheetifteriout of the pathof movement thereof.

17. In aprinting ap aratus, the combina. tion with a bed., of a s eet-lifter comprisingspring-supported side bars and connecting cross-bars, an inking-,roll and wheels on the shaft ofsaid inking-roll spaced apart from the bodj, ofthe roll arranged to engage said side bars and depress the sheet-lifter.

18. A printing apparatus comprising a bed, a sliding carriage thereon, impression `and inking rolls on .said carriage, said rolls being alternately andbodily movable to and from said bed, a shifter arranged to throw either roll into and the other out of operative relation with the printin -surface on said bed and a spring-actuate sheet-lifter for holding the sheet normall'L.' 'aho've thev rintingsurface arranged to be engaged and depressed by either of said rolls. f

19. In a printinflr apparatus, the combination with the be of a chase removably mounted thereon and sheet-lifting side bars mounted on said chase and freell, removable therefrom,- said side ba'rs being provided with downwardlyprojecting pins fixed thereto and engaging'guide-openings in said chase, said pins being freelj'v" removable from said openings to permit the free removal of said sheet-lifting side bars and said side bars having supporting-springs fixed thereto and engaging said chase, substantially as described.

20. In a printing apparatus, the combination with a bed, of achase removably mounted thereon, sheet-lifting side bars mounted on said chase and freely,l removable therefrom, said side bars being provided With downwardl,'projecting pins fixed thereto andl fitted within guide-openings in said chase, said pins being freely removable from said guide-openings to ermit the free remova of saidsheet-lifting side bars, sup- IOO porting-springs for said side bars coiled about said pinsv and arrangedv to engage the' ed es of said guide-openings and means for hoIding said springs u on said pins, wherein,l said sprin s will not be displaced upon the removal o said side bars from the chase, substantially as described.

21. In a printing apparatus, the combination of' a bed, a sliding carriage thereon, means for holding said carriage against vertical movement on said bed, a manually-operable shifter pivotedon said carriage, an impression-roll -j ournaled on said shifter, said shifter having an operating-handle for throW- the printing-surface on said bed, substaning saidinpression-lro into and outf of op'- tially as described.

erative re ation Wit t e rintin -sur ace on said bed and for reciprocdting sid carriage LOUIS SCHLESINGER' and a stop on said carriage for limiting the Witnesses: movement of said shifter and for properly H.' M. VVARWIG,

positioning said impression-roll relatively to H. A. SCHMIDT. 

